Our new place came with a nice sized shop. I have never had more than a very small shop. Is there a group or program to help me layout this new shop. It is just four walls, 110 outlets on the perimeter,a concrete floor and a roll up door on each end. Pretty much a blank canvas. I'd hate to put it together only to find out the layout is all wrong Thanks https://youtu.be/Y1248KBIICQ
To me, in any well laid out wood working shop, the table saw is the center feature, or near center. As for lathes, if you have the room, put the lathe perpendicular to a wall, with a couple of feet from the end of headstock to the wall itself. Give yourself room to clean around the machine. What are the dimensions of your new space?
grizzly has one on there web site you can draw it out and place equipment http://www.grizzly.com/workshopplanner
https://youtu.be/Y1248KBIICQ short video
Wow Tom.......what a space! I think you should think about the kinds of projects you likely will make, then consider the proper type of work flow based upon the likely machine use you will do. For example.......will you be planing boards, or cutting plywood on a table saw? If that is going to be a frequent thing, you need to set up your saw and planer to give you room to maneuver those boards. Looks like you have plenty of space to put your lathe perpendicular to one of your walls, so you can have plenty of space around the machine. I would create a lathe station, where I have my turning gouges and sharpening setup in close and convenient proximity to your lathe so as to avoid lots of extra steps. Congrats on a wonderful workshop....I see tons of potential!
